Pre-Reading Activity/Question:

See Pre-reading Activities for Anticipation Guide and Tea Party

  • Have you ever had to leave a place you loved? What did you feel like?

Preview the Novel**
  • Analyze the front cover- What stands out? What "award sticker" is on it?
  • Back Blurb- What characters are mentioned? What genre do you think this book is? What questions do you have? Where does the story take place?
  • Author-Have you ever read any other books by Joan Bauer?
  • Prediction- What real life situations do you think will take place in this story?

Vocabulary:

  • turmoil pg.2
  • reverence pg.2
  • defaced pg.3
  • diagnosed pg.4
  • adaptability pg.7

Reading Lesson Topics:

Habits of proficient readers:
  • Model for students how to mark the text to demonstrate what you are thinking, while reading. Utilize a nonfiction article on "hope". Students can complete the reading independently. Students can then be assigned articles to read for homework in which they are required to demonstrate their thinking.

Writing Activities:


  • In what way has Addie been Hope's 'number-one constant'?
  • How does hope feel about Addie? How do you know?
  • What does Hope mean when she says, "I know about survival"? Use details from the chapter to explain.
  • Assign a character trait for Hope, and support it by citing something she said or did in Chapter 1.
  • Why did Hope choose 'Hope' as her new name?